| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 30, 2000 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Near Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
| Operator: | Military - Sri Lankan Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Jaffna/Palaly AFB - Anuradhapura AFB |
| AC Type: | Antonov An-26 |
| Registration: | UR-79170 |
| cn / ln: | 13410 |
| Aboard: | 40 (passengers:36 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 40 (passengers:36 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The crew reported engine trouble 10 minutes before it crashed while en route. Members of the Liberation Tigers confessed to firing missiles at the plane. |
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